School counselors seeing increase in college applications March 8, 2021 at 6:05 AM EST - Updated March 8 at 8:40 AM
The high school graduating classes of 2020 and now 2021 have certainly dealt with more challenges than any before them.
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But in a positive sign, local school counselors said they re now seeing an increase in college applications over last year. I think it s our resilience to make success unavoidable for our students that has gotten us through this, said Wanda Thomas, a school counselor at Palm Beach Lakes Community High School in West Palm Beach.
Thomas is modifying her office hours, holding virtual sessions, and finding new ways to help students get to where they want to go.
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School District of Palm Beach County goes virtual for HBCU college tours January 20, 2021 at 9:31 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 12:21 AM
Some Palm Beach County high school students are taking their college tours virtually. I m very ready to graduate, Temerah Williams said.
Williams knows her time is short at Palm Beach Lakes High School. Instead of continuing her education at a white institution, she s choosing an HBCU, or Historically Black Colleges and Universities. I m not really from a Black area or minority area, so going to Palm Beach Lakes it really opened my eyes to what HBCU s can offer, she said.